<p>I started here in 2005. I absolutely did not read Fish’s comments as having anything much to do with Tisch per se at all, and now look–this conversation has devolved once more into a discussion about how awesome Tisch is. That is what is meant by hijacking a thread. This has happened many times. I myself experienced this several years ago when I posted under a different name a simple question about nurturing schools versus tough love schools. Almost immediately the conversation somehow turned into defensive posts about how great Tisch was, and I was attacked, even though I never spoke about a specific school. It really felt awful. I still remember it.</p>
<p>I totally know that many students at Tisch are talented, many parents kind. But honestly, ALL schools are criticized, ALL schools have weaknesses. Yet it’s only Tisch that elicits these responses, over and over. I’m sorry for your perception, but what many posters here are trying to say is that is how it feels to many folks. </p>
<p>And there have been so many successful Tisch graduates who have been well placed. That’s the most puzzling thing of all to me–why feel a need to be so defensive when the program often has such good results? A big program will obviously have poor outcomes too. So what? ANd it’s good to hear about weaknesses as well as strengths. For any program.</p>